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Consider the quadratic equation \(x^2 + 2x - 3 = 0\).
  1. Find the discriminant.
    \(\Delta =\)
  2. Hence, state the nature of the roots of the equation.
  3. The solutions of the equation are
    and
    (order from lowest to highest).